TORONTO - John Davidson will succeed Jim Gregory as chairman of the Hockey Hall of Fame selection committee while Bob Clarke, David Poile and Luc Robitaille will also join as new members. Royals Jerseys 2020 . Davidson, the Columbus Blue Jackets president of hockey operations, replaces Gregory as of April 1. Gregory served as chairman for 17 years. "John has been a dedicated member of the selection committee since 1999 and the boards appointment to the chairmans role recognizes his expertise and long-time contribution to the game as a player, media representative and hockey executive along with the fact that he is still very active in the game," Hall of Fame chairman of the board Pat Quinn said in a statement. Clarke, senior vice-president and former general manager of the Philadelphia Flyers, Poile, GM of the Nashville Predators, and Robitaille, Los Angeles Kings president of business operations, succeed Quinn, Gregory and Serge Savard. Gregory and Savard reached the end of their term while Quinn stepped down last year to become chairman of the board. After being on the committee for 21 years, Gregory will stay on in a non-voting capacity. He and the other 18 members will meet June 23 and 24 to determine the Hockey Hall of Fame class of 2014. That class, which could include first-time eligible players Dominik Hasek, Mike Modano and Peter Forsberg, will be announced June 24. The induction ceremony is Nov. 10. Kansas City Royals Store .ca MLB Power Rankings, the third consecutive week that the As have held top spot and the third straight week that they have been one ahead of the Toronto Blue Jays. Kansas City Royals Shirts . Scrivens stopped 48 shots and captain Andrew Ference scored in overtime as the Oilers pulled off a 4-3 upset of the Anaheim Ducks on Friday. https://www.cheaproyals.com/ . "I met her, I think, a week ago. We went to a Norwood hockey store and picked her out some gear.(SportsNetwork.com) - The Montreal Canadiens have had plenty of time to think about a lopsided loss in their last trip to the ice. The first-place Habs hope to take out their frustrations Friday night when they visit the Buffalo Sabres at First Niagara Center. Montreal last played on Sunday when it was handed a 5-0 loss by the New York Rangers. It marked the fourth time the Canadiens were blanked this season, but the Habs responded from their previous three shutout losses with victories in the next game. The Canadiens are 8-2-0 over their last 10 games, but they were shut out in both setbacks during that stretch. Michel Therriens club is capping a three-game road trip tonight when it visits the Sabres for the opener of a home-and-home set. The clubs will complete the series tomorrow night in Montreal. The Canadiens lead the Atlantic Division with 33 points -- 19 more than the last-place Sabres -- and have won the last six meetings with Buffalo. Montreal, which is 7-3-1 as the visiting team this season, also owns a four- game road winning streak against the Sabres. Montreal had won two straight before getting slammed by the Rangers on Sunday. New York scored once in the first period, and addeed two goals in both the second and third stanzas. Royals Jerseys China. Dustin Tokarski made 29 saves in a losing effort. Carey Price will get the start tonight and Montreals No. 1 netminder is 13-9-7 with a 1.93 goals against average in 29 career games against Buffalo. Buffalo hopes to return to the win column tonight after having a season-high three-game winning streak snapped in Wednesdays regulation loss against visiting Winnipeg. The Jets recorded a 2-1 win behind goals from Bryan Little and Michael Frolik. Chris Stewart scored in the third period and Jhonas Enroth stopped 24 shots for Buffalo. The Sabres only fired 20 shots on net in the loss and went 0-for-4 on the power play. We couldnt get our power play going. We practiced it all week and it looked like we didnt at all, said Buffalo head coach Ted Nolan. Buffalo played Wednesday without defenseman Tyler Myers, who missed the tilt after taking an Alex Ovechkin slapshot to the hand in Saturdays win over Washington. Myers is questionable for Friday. Michal Neuvirth could get the start in net for Buffalo on Friday. He suited up as the backup to Enroth on Wednesday, but hasnt played since Nov. 18 due to a lower-body injury. ' ' '